NURS 115 - Final Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers.

What are the S/S of AIDS? Correct Answer Fever, fatigue, rash, headache, lymphadenopathy, might sweats, opportunistic infections What causes AIDS? Correct Answer HIV What is the test used to test for AIDS? What is it is positive? Correct Answer ELISA; Western blot Which cells are affected with AIDS? Correct Answer Helper T, CD4 What is the CD4 count for someone with AIDS? Correct Answer <200 What is viral load? Correct Answer Measures health of people with AIDS; shows risk of opportunistic infections What are the S/S of inflammation? Correct Answer Rubor, tumor, calor, dolar, functio laeso What are the four steps of the leukocyte response? Correct Answer Margination, emigration, chemotaxis, phagocytosis What are the systemic effects of inflammation? Correct Answer High WBC, high SR, fever, lethargy, increased C reactive protein What are the five major inflammatory mediators? Correct Answer Histamine, plasma proteases, prostaglandins, leukotrienes, platelets What is the function of proteases in the inflammatory response? Correct Answer Make the "bad stuff" stick to phagocytes What is the function of prostaglandins in the inflammatory response? Correct Answer Potentiates histamine -> vasodilation What is the function of leukotrienes in the inflammatory response? Correct Answer Sustains inflammatory response What is an example of a serous exudate? Correct Answer Blister What is an example of a hemorrhagic exudate? Correct Answer Bleeding